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Great Performances at the Met: Anna Bolena

Story by Colleen Greer

last updated January 17, 2012

PHOTO: PBS

Ildar Abdrazakov as Enrico and Anna Netrebko as Anna Bolena

Anna Netrebko opens the Met season with her portrayal of the ill-fated queen driven insane by her unfaithful king. She sings one of opera’s greatest mad scenes in this Met premiere production by David McVicar. Ekaterina Gubanova is her rival, Jane Seymour, Ildar Abdrazakov sings Henry VIII and Marco Armiliato conducts.

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